bristolinternetpd - sharedguidedreading

Supporting Traditional Literacy Practices with Digital Reading (Internet) Workshop

Shared Reading (Read-Aloud)

Primary Grade Students
- Fiction, Early Concepts, and Songs
  - Storyline Online
  - BookHive Zinger Tales
  - Little Fingers Original Storybooks
  - Sing 'n' Learn: Click on "Volume 1" or "Volume 2" to hear songs and see lyrics
  - Funny Poetry Podcasts by Ken Nesbitt
  - Animated Aesop Tales
  - Listen and Watch (From BBC Learn English)- a combination of interactive activities
  - BigStoryTime: Bedtime stories for kids (through iTunes)
  - KidStoryCorner (popular fairy tales)
  - Math is a literacy too! -- Tutpup and Math Dictionary for Kids
- Non-Fiction
  - Scholastic News Listen and Read: 47 short news articles in science and social studies
  - National Geographic Little Kids or National Geographic Young Explorer (K-1)
Upper Elementary or Middle School Students
- Fiction
  - Favorite Poem Project for Older Students
  - Mrs. P's Videos of Story Classics for All Ages
  - The Big Myth: World Creation Myths
  - Poetry Speaks: Experience, Discover, Share
  - StoryNory: Classic stories and poems (through ITunes)
- Non-Fiction
Instructional Practices
- Goal specific or browsing literacy centers
- Home learning connections
- Link to fluency and reader's theatre (discussed this afternoon)
- Seven Ways Technology Can Help Emerging Readers (blog list)
- Winning Grant Ideas for Using Technology to Foster Reading and Learning (explore videos of each winner)

Guided Reading**

Fiction
- Primary
  - Starfall's Learn to Read with Phonics
  - Children's Storybooks Online
- Intermediate
  - International Children's Digital Library
    - The Shark God (Hawiian Tale) or Black Ear, Blonde Ear (Arabic and English) or The Amaru (in Spanish)
  - Giggle Poetry
Non-Fiction
- Primary
  - Little Explorers Picture Dictionary
  - National Geographic Creature Feature
- Intermediate
  - America's Story
  - Enchanted Learning's Zoom School
  - Dinosaur Den
  - Wikibooks: Wikijunior Collection (Written by kids) Big Cats, Solar System [download pdf], or Ancient Civilizations
  - Yuckiest Site on the Internet (introducing navigational and representational differences compared to print)
  - Not For Ourselves Alone: PBS website involves invites children to adopt the persona of one of five diverse children living in the 19th century in a choose-your-own adventure game while learning how to be good citizens and to increase their awareness of other people in the community
Middle Schoolers
Instructional Practices
- Before/During/After Questioning Framework
- Directed Reading/Thinking Activities (DRTA)
- Graphic Organizers (Kidspiration - you would need to purchase this)
- Electronic Anticipation Guides